Neeraj Goyat

Neeraj Goyat (born 11 November 1991) is a professional boxer from India.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] He won the title of India's most promising boxer in 2008. He is also the first Indian professional boxer to fight a 12-round fight and win it and the first Indian to have made it to WBC world rankings (ranked 20). Also he won the Award of WBC Asia ‘Honorary Boxer of the year’ 2017.[8][9][10][11] He has become the only Indian boxer who’s face can be seen on the WBC belt with Indian flag. On June 26 2019, Neeraj was in a car accident.[12]

Neeraj Goyat
Statistics
Weight(s)66 kg (146 lb)
Height171 cm (5 ft 7 in)
NationalityIndian
Born (1991-11-11) 11 November 1991
Village Begampur, Haryana, India
Boxing record
Total fights16
Wins11 (2KO)
Losses3

Early life

Neeraj Goyat did his Schooling till 9th standard from SD model school, Haryana. He Started boxing in 2006 in the Army sports institute and studied for 10th standard there. In the first junior national tournament held in 2007, he won the bronze medal. In the year 2008, Neeraj Goyat won the gold medal in the Youth National Tournament.

Neeraj got interested in boxing because the physique and the personality of sportsmen really appealed to him. He started with Athletics, but then when he saw boxers training around him he saw them and was really impressed with their level of fitness and strength and that's how he shifted to boxing. Since Neeraj had a very good level of fitness, he got selected in the Army sports institute in the year 2006, got very good training from the coaches there and learnt a lot from the senior boxers in the institute.

He aims at becoming the WBC World Champion and follow the footsteps of his favorite boxer Mike Tyson who is also a former WBC World Champion.[13]

Career

Neeraj Goyat is the first Indian professional Boxer who went to Venezuela for the Olympic qualifiers [14][15][16] He won the Award of WBC Asia ‘Honorary Boxer of the year’ 2017.[17][18]

Performance in pro boxing
  • 3 times WBC Asia title holder.
  • WBC Asian Champion 2015
  • WBC Asian Champion 2016
  • WBC Asian Champion 2017[19]

Total number of Pro fights – 16

  • Won – 11(2 knockouts)
  • Draw – 2
  • Lost – 3

Performance in amateur boxing

International level achievements

  • Olympic qualifiers tournament 2016 Venezuela – bronze medal
  • Youth commonwealth games 2008 – bronze medal
  • Youth world championship 2008 Mexico – participation
  • President cup Indonesia 2011 – participation
  • World military games 2011 Brazil – participation

National level achievements

  • Junior national 2007 – bronze
  • Youth National 2008 – gold
  • All India super cup 2010 – silver
  • All India AK Mishra 2010 – gold
  • National games 2011 – silver
  • Senior national 2012 – silver

Film and Television Career

Television Show on Boxing participated by Neeraj Goyat

Film career
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References
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  2. "Indian boxer Neeraj Goyat to defend WBC Asia title against Ben Kite". 5 September 2016.
  3. "Asia-Pacific champion Neeraj breaks into WBC rankings – Times of India".
  4. "Five things you should know about Neeraj Goyat".
  5. "Indian boxer Neeraj Goyat to defend WBC title in October". 5 September 2016.
  6. "Indian boxer Neeraj Goyat retains WBC Asia welterweight title". 15 October 2016.
  7. "Rio 2016: Neeraj Goyat kept the Olympics hope after successful qualifiers - Xtratime". Xtratime.in. 2016-07-05. Retrieved 2017-04-08.
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  12. DelhiJune 26, Press Trust of India New; June 26, 2019UPDATED; Ist, 2019 16:53. "Neeraj Goyat ruled out of Amir Khan showdown after accident". India Today. Retrieved 2019-06-26.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  13. Arjit Dabas (2017). "Army Man-Turned-Boxer Neeraj Goyat Aims to be World Champion". Retrieved 2017-10-22.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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  18. http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/indias-neeraj-goyat-is-wbc-asia-boxer-of-the-year-5158934/
  19. "Neeraj Goyat retains his WBC Asia Welterweight title after a win by unanimous decision". scroll.in. 2017-08-05. Retrieved 2017-08-05.
  20. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/boxing/professional-boxers-to-seek-railways-permission-for-super-boxing-league/articleshow/59634379.cms
  21. http://m.hindustantimes.com/other-sports/real-life-boxers-share-their-reel-life-experiences-of-becoming-mukkabaaz/story-JvGveCbnND7Tv5AFaeHBZM_amp.html
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